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Ronald Reagan History
Ronald Reagan History
1981 - President Reagan and the First Lady hosted a barbecue for the members of the military engineers (the Seabees) who had worked on the security structures at Ranch del Cielo.
1981 - President Reagan ordered U.S. jets to attack targets in Libya. He cited alleged Libyan involvement in terrorism.
1982 - The European Community (EC) rejected President Reagan's embargo on the use of U.S. technology on the Soviet-Western Europe natural gas pipeline.
1983 - President Reagan traveled to El Paso, TX from Tampa, FL.
1983 - "Our goal isn't welfare or handouts, it's jobs and opportunity." - President Reagan, August 12, 1983
1986 - I’ve always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help." - President Ronald Reagan
1986 - President Reagan toured the livestock holding pens at the Illinois State Fair Grounds.
1987 - President Reagan made a speech to the nation on television.
| "Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Speech near the Berlin Wall, 1987 |
